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"And if I don’t?" Gabby fires back

A wicked grin slides over Frannie’s face as she steps into Gabby’s personal space,in a crazy way "I’ll make you wish you had"

Gabby ss hard and her eyes flick from Frannie to me before she steps back "Fuck this He’s not worth it"

Frannie stands there with her glare fixated on Gabby as she hurries out of sight

I come up behind her and pull her back into my chest "I didn’t know you were such a badass, babe"

She laughs "I’ll do anything to protect you, including fighting off crazy ex’s"

I kiss the top of her head "The feeling’s mutual I’d maul a bear for you"

She turns to face me "A bear? Really?"

I nod "Yeah, I’d make that fucker wish he’d never been born if he messes with my babies" I reach down and place ers fly over the strings of s have really coether since we found our way back into the studio as a cohesive unit The day Frannie and I left Serenity Hills, I took her back to the place I oith my brother Trip It’s in the hills of Kentucky, not that far fro around their respective places, we didsessions at our house

These tracks that we’ve co we’ve ever done before, and we blew through the songwriting process I wrote like ajust flowed out ofWe have a o crazy for, as well as some soft ballads, most of which I wrote with one wo, Tyke," Jimmy, the producer says into

I open my eyes and adjust the headphones on my head "Thanks, man"

"Why don’t we lay down a vocal track for "Push and Pull"? You up for it?"

I nod and lass in the booth, watchingyet It’s the one I’ve held back to surprise her with Staring into her eyes, knowing she’s growing rounder every day with my child, makesthe words I have written just for her I never get sick of telling her that she’s always on my mind, and how much I love her

I place my bass back on the stand and say, "Let’s do it"

I step up to the ins to play I rein to sing

"Your skin makes me wanna touch you

Be a part of your world

So I push you, but I won’t let you fall

But you’re a hard girl to get through to

All I want is to hold you and tell you it’ll be all right

When I push you